Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* I'm Movin' On The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Albert Jones* Mother Nature The Facts of Life
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Priscilla* Rollins You Send Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Tony McManus The Maids of Mitchelstown The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Buddy Knox Storm Clouds ST (mono)
Ellen McIlwaine Never Tell Your Mother She's Out of Tune We the People
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Betrothed Girl Ukrainian Pops
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Matt Lucas* Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* The Boat is Rocking Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Halya Carries the Water Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Zambonis* Leave Your Stink at the Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Dils* Sound of the Rain (Le sond de la pluit) Made In Canada
Alpha Centauri Make it at Rock 'n' Roll ST
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Girl of Mine ST
Jack Holland You Can't Make a Dancer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Aarons And Ackley* Willie Boy ST
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Matt Lucas* Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Happy Dolls Funky Stuff Show Album No. 1
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
The Revelaires* Great Pretender Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver
Ellen McIlwaine Come Sit Down and Tell Me Everybody Needs It
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer A Douglas for Me A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Gospel Medley: Swing Low Chariot; Amen; Michael Row Your Boat Ashore; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Matt Lucas* The Peepin' Tom Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Moanin Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Matt Lucas* The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Take Twenty Love Serenade
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox That's Why I Cry ST (mono)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Kolomayka Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Jakiv Came to Visit Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Fisherboys Ukrainian Pops
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Letter to Mommy & Daddy Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Say a Single Word Everybody Needs It
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Presque Isle Eighth Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Alpha Centauri Love is a Curse ST
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Joe* Glazer We are Building a New Party A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
David Amram Song for Kenya Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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